CV

Academic Position

Since 2023 - CNRS Senior Researcher, DR1, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (Neuro-PSI). 

Since 2019 Leader of the “Acoustic Communications” team (5 permanents researchers, 1 research engineer)

Since 2017- CNRS Senior Researcher, DR2, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (Neuro-PSI). 

2004-2017 - CNRS Junior Researcher at CNRS (CR), Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (Neuro-PSI)

2002-2004 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

 Education

2015 - HDR (Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches is a degree and an accreditation to supervise research and students, also needed to access University Professorship or CNRS senior researcher positions). HDR in Neurosciences entitled “Social structures and Recognition systems in Pinnipeds”, University of Paris Sud, France, defended in June 2015.  

 1999-2002 - PhD in Ethology entitled “The mother-pup vocal recognition in a colonial marine mammal species, the subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis”, University of Lyon 1, France, defended in September 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002LYO10104. Supervision: N. Mathevon & P. Jouventin

 1998-1999 - Master “Survival and Adaptations in extreme environments”, University Jean Monnet, St Etienne, France. Master thesis entitled “Communication in an extreme acoustic environment: Coding of the individual identity in Laridae” defended in September 1999. Supervision: N. Mathevon & P. Jouventin

 1997-1998: Maîtrise de Biologie Cellulaire et Physiologie (Master's degree, year 1), mention Physiologie, at Paris XI University, Orsay, France.

 1996-1997: Licence de Biologie Cellulaire et Physiologie à l'Université (Undergraduate) at Paris XI University, Orsay, France.

 1994-1996: DEUG Sciences de la Vie (Undergraduate) at Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, France.